The emperor never thought that the dish of "Reading Ten Thousand Volumes" turned out to be preserved eggs mixed with tofu!

Slice the tofu with a longitudinal knife, then divide it into two parts, left and right, and spread it out like a book, and put chopped preserved eggs and a sauce of soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and sugar in the middle.

The most difficult part of this dish is to cut the tofu, each slice must be evenly thick, and it cannot be cut crookedly, if the master's hand shakes a little, the whole dish will be ruined.

In addition to this dish tonight, there are stir-fried bacon with mushroom white (coconut white), garlic paste and luosu (eggplant), sauerkraut fish fillet, stir-fried double green (green bamboo shoots, cucumber), coriander fried shutters, and stir-fried artemisia bean skin with fresh meat.

The soup is the chrysanthemum tofu seaweed soup that we have to look at, and the snacks are crab roe soup buns, fish roe lion's head and Qianchun dragon beard noodles. ap.

Eunuch Liu and Liu Funian had another four dishes and one soup in the small room next door, and the other guards took turns to eat three dishes and one soup.

The emperor ate very happily, and I don't know if it was because the imperial dining room was too uniform, or because he rarely came out to change the taste. In the end, he said something that scared Li Dan: "Tomorrow, I will ask the imperial chef to come to Sihaiju and learn a few tricks from them!"

"How can there be such a reason, if Your Majesty is interested, the minister will let the shopkeeper here bring the master into the palace to teach, how can you work for the courtiers to come to the four seas?" Li Dan gave the emperor a spoonful of fish fillets and said:

"Your Majesty doesn't eat folk dishes very much, so at first glance I feel fresh, but in fact, in terms of skills, I don't necessarily know how good the master here is, and in fact, our stores don't rely on one or two masters to support the façade."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"Other families have their own masters, this person is the backbone, if he leaves, the restaurant will lose a lot.

This is not the case with Sihaiju, the purchase is unified, the dishes are unified, and the stir-frying techniques are also unified, and even the chefs are all graduated from the technical school in Yugan and then assigned to each store.

They also have an assessment, if there are three major mistakes, then they will be demoted and transferred to other stores, and if there are still mistakes, they will even be fired."

The emperor blinked when he heard this, and nodded with a smile: "Qing's method is good, I will go back and think about how to give the imperial chefs an assessment."

"Anyway, you can't make them think that just because they have the royal money, they can't stop making progress." Li Dan smiled and suggested, "But you still leave this kind of trivial matter to the eunuch in charge, Your Majesty can't spend all your thoughts on this."

"If you don't have anything important during your preparation for the exam, I won't bother." Before leaving, the emperor played with the pencil and looked at it, and Li Dan told him that it was made of black lead and clay as a core, and two pieces of wood on the outside.

"This...... It's your business, too." The Emperor asked, "It's expensive, isn't it?"

"It's not expensive!" Li Dan shook his head: "One tael of silver can buy one hundred and twenty sticks. In the past, it was more troublesome, but now the hardware factory has made a special lathe, which uses the hand crank to drive the cutter head to process wood chips, and the speed is faster and the output is also increased.

Nowadays, Jiangxi can ship 80,000 to 100,000 pieces per month. Although there are less than 100 people in the pencil factory, it is the one that makes the most money and has the easiest work, and we basically send disabled veterans to that factory."

"That...... If the palace needs it?" When Eunuch Liu saw His Majesty's gaze, he understood, and immediately asked, "Can your club give priority to guaranteeing supplies?"

"No problem!" Li Dan hurriedly said, "The color of the pencil can also be darkened or lightened, and it is very convenient to use it to carry writing notes with you without dirty hands. If you make a mistake, you can use steamed buns to erase and rewrite."

"Oh? Can you erase and rewrite?" The Emperor was amazed.

"Uh, can Li Gongzi provide a batch for the palace to try?" Eunuch Liu simply asked.

"In this way, I will arrange for someone to send two boxes and put them in the Sihaiju store on Xiangjun West Road, and Liu Gong can send Liu Xi to pick them up the day after tomorrow!" The Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

Li Dan sent it to the staircase, Xu Datong sent someone to wait there, and served it with a snack and lo-mei in a food box.

In order to avoid too many people's eyes, Li Dan did not continue to send out, stood inside the door and saw the emperor standing in front of the carriage sighed, looked back at Li Dan patted the car with his hand, Li Dan understood and hurriedly bowed to the end.

When he looked up again, Liu Funian opened the road in front, and the car drove all the way to Yinmen under the protection of six guards

The bridge went.

The time when he came to Beijing was delayed, and then except for the gathering of Anhui students at the invitation of the Mu brothers, Li Dan spent the rest of his time actively preparing for the war.

The emperor didn't come to the Raozhou Hall in person, but he was so tired that Liu Xi ran here twice in three days. When he came, he brought a note with questions written on it, and when he left, he often carried a stack of paper, on which Li Dan used a pencil or quill pen to write replies or advice.

However, the emperor finally felt embarrassed, so he asked Li Zhu to come in the name of visiting relatives, and let Li Dan and Qian Min learn more about the examination procedures, precautions and some of Li Zhu's own experiences.

At night, the brothers slept together, and Li Zhu said a lot of words to Li Dan, which was like a timely rain, which made Li Dan feel relieved immediately. It turns out that the scientific expedition is nothing more than that, he thought.

Uncle Qian Min finally decided to apply for the exam after hesitating for a long time, and Li's experience introduction was also very important to him. Looking back on the previous exams, Qian Min adhered to the integrity of a scholar and never made articles praising virtue.

This time he decided to change himself, as long as he could enter the Hanlin Academy and see the royal collection, and stay in the capital to see the secret collection of the Huiwen Pavilion, he decided to endure it!

During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, scholars wanted to be officials, or you were the son of a noble official, or you were recommended by local officials and celebrities, and there was also a kind of fame that spread to the ears of officials or emperors, and they took the initiative to invite them (this is called conquest).

This is ideal, but it is not efficient and there is no standard for measuring talents, and the appointment of officials seems to be very casual, which can easily lead to contradictions and discord.

After the population multiplied, the cities increased, and the administrative divisions became more and more detailed, there was a contradiction between the large demand of officials and the inefficient system of recommendation and recruitment.

As a result, Cao Wei developed the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System", in which the officials in charge of recommending local talents were divided into nine classes and submitted to the Ministry of Officials for backup.

This is still a township election, which solves the problem of lack of selection standards, but while easing the relationship between the family and the imperial court, it is more convenient for their children to become officials by relying on their gate valve background and nepotism.

It was still difficult for the poor to squeeze into the power layer, but it contributed to the role of the family in the political power, creating a large number of powerful "families".

Such as Langya Wang, Longxi Li, Guanzhong Yang, Dongjun Xie, Qingzhou Xiahou, Hebei Dou, Hezhong Dugu, Hedong Pei, Shaanxi Youyu Wen, etc., are so big that officials and even the imperial court can't afford to provoke the role, of course, there are more small and medium-sized ones.

These big families are so big that they can affect the succession to the throne and the change of state power, and they are tumors that all dynasties after the two Jin Dynasty have to rely on and are unable to solve.

In the last book, Li Dan told Emperor Jingwu that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty admired Confucianism and took the opportunity to establish the imperial examination, with the intention of simply selecting talents through the imperial examination system, giving power and status to these grateful poor disciples, and allowing them to suppress the gate valve family.

As a result, he was too impatient, resulting in not only frequent requisition and exhaustion of people's resources, which caused the lower classes to complain, but also deeply offended the great and middle gate valve families on which the Sui Dynasty relied to build its country.

Later, Yang Xuangan, Li Mi, Cheng Zhijie (the prototype of Cheng Biting Jin), Qin Qiong, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Shan Xiongxin, Pei Lian, who provoked Li Yuan to raise troops, and of course, Li Yuan's father and son, all of them were from a family, and none of them were farmers!

The peasants who refused to wait for death and the nobles who were dissatisfied with the emperor, it was strange that Emperor Yang could sit firmly.

However, at that time, the imperial examination was only a sketch, not as strict as that of later generations, and it was not completely centered around the Four Books and Five Classics.

Due to the needs of rule, it is mainly divided into three subjects: Xiucai subject, which examines strategy, Jinshi subject, which examines practical strategy, and Mingjing subject, which examines the meaning of scriptures, with Mingjing being the highest.

At this time, the imperial examination allowed the poor scholars to take the examination, that is, after submitting their resumes to the examination room, they registered for the examination qualifications and took the examination, which opened a new way for the people of the world to become officials outside the probation system.

But at that time, the imperial examination was still in the shadow of recommendation and did not occupy a major position.

The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was rich in content, and the subjects added many disciplines such as Juncai, Ming Law (Law), Ming Characters, and Ming Arithmetic (Arithmetic). The forms are diverse, including current affairs and policy theory (short answer), pasting scriptures (filling in the blanks), essays (propositional composition), etc.

And the probation system is also the same as the imperial examination

It did not die out until the middle of the Tang Dynasty, when the imperial examination system became the main channel for officials to be promoted as the division ended and the centralization of power was re-strengthened.

During the Song Yingzong period, the pattern of the comprehension examination (government examination), the provincial examination (hospital examination), and the palace examination (general examination) was formed, and it was stipulated that it should be conducted once every three years, and the name and transcription of the examination papers were also started in the former Song Dynasty.

During the pre-Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi was the prime minister, canceling the poems, pasting the scriptures (filling in the blanks), and Moyi (meaning interpretation), and only retaining the three subjects of scripture meaning, theory, and strategy, emphasizing the purpose of "applying scriptures to use".

In the previous dynasty, Sinology was not highly respected, and in the name of reforming the province, the inscription poems and treatises were cut, and in the township examination, the meeting examination and the imperial examination, the Ergu people and the Semu people only tested the scriptures and countermeasures, and the Han and the southerners also added the examination of the rhetoric and essays, and the content of the scriptures and meanings was limited to Cheng Zhu Lixue.

In this way, after Emperor Taizong ascended the throne of this dynasty, a complete pattern of county examination (children), government examination (Xiucai), hospital examination (i.e., township examination, lifting people), meeting examination (jinshi), and palace examination (three first-class officials) was established.

The content also covers the four subjects of scriptures, policies, judgments and poems, and the scriptures cover four books and five classics, far beyond the scope of the previous dynasty.

As a re-established Han Chinese regime, Zhao's Confucian merchant background enabled successive monarchs to show more openness and tolerance than their predecessors, as well as being more pragmatic.

The test site was in the Gongyuan, and he got up before dawn that day, and after washing, Li Dan ate some snacks and eggs according to his habits, but Qian Min didn't dare to eat them, and the two were sent out by Jiao Tong to get into the carriage together.

Today, Lu Jiu only hung two horses, and the carriage turned north along Jingzhao Street to the north under the North Drum Tower and turned to Gongyuan Road under the headlights. The carriage stopped at the foot of the wall of Fangqiu Garden, and it was here that the two of them got out of the carriage with their cages.

This place of Fangqiu Yuan was originally an open land, and Emperor Xuanzong used it as a school field for the forbidden army, and dug lakes and rivers in it to train the forbidden army, and made hilly ridges.

During the period when the Queen Mother was in prison, she felt that it was not good for thousands of forbidden soldiers in the city to shout and kill, so she moved the school field to the south of Hanhuimen, and the dormitory of the forbidden army was also changed from Hanhuimen to Shanlimen, so that place is now called the school parade field and the military camp respectively.

This side is repaired by the royal family and the Guide government with some funds, and is open to the public from February to September every year when they enter the park, which are used for the pension of the old and weak in the city, as well as the salaries of the craftsmen in the park.

Its east wall is already within sight of the gate of the Tribute Courtyard, so the carriages of the big families to send their sons are parked under the north wall. However, as soon as Li Dan's car appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of the surroundings.

The two superintendents who were standing on the steps of the Dragon Gate (i.e., the gate of the Gongyuan) and were supervising the search also noticed the carriage from a distance, and soon a Yulin officer stepped forward and bowed his hand to them: "You two are invited, dare to ask the name of the honorable driver?"

"Yu Gan Li Dan, Lujiang Qian Min."

A few days ago, Li Dan had already come to register for the assassination, and the people had already memorized the names of Xie Yuan in various places, so the officer immediately gave Li Dan a military salute first: "I have seen Li Xiao ride, Xie Yuangong does not have to line up, please come with me."

Li Dan had no choice but to bless each other with Qian Min, and then followed him to the two imperial historians, after the imperial historians nodded, the officer took Li Dan into the side door.

A kind old scribe checked the name, place of origin, etc., read the document list of the county's opening (similar to a letter of introduction), and after a simple search, he opened a ticket (indicating the name, place of origin and room number of the child), and motioned to a small official behind him to guide Li Dan to enter.

When I came in, I saw that there were few people, and it turned out that the gate was very slow to release people inside, and the people who came in were excited, curious or worried.

"Uh, isn't the room down here?" Li Dan couldn't help but feel strange when he saw him take him through the rows of numbered rooms and walk straight back.

"Childe, your room number is correct, it's right behind here, it's quieter in the back, the subordinates are in charge of your row, if you have something, please just tell the subordinates, but don't raise your voice."

Hearing his words, Li Dan was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped. In my previous life, I watched countless crossings, which described how hard the imperial examination was, how to eat, drink, and hold back in the Jinshi examination for nine days, how could I come here and not be like that at all?

He was taken to the last row of huts, which were not large, with a maximum of four seats (six square meters) in size, and there was actually a partition

The window, the batik curtain at the door is hung on a copper hook, and there is a small wooden sign next to the hook: Tianzi No. 2!

"This ......," Li Dan looked back at the smiling buddy and pointed to the wooden sign with his finger, "Is there still Tianzi No. 1?"

"Yes!" The little official replied seriously, "You are next door.

In the second imperial examination of the Renzong Dynasty that year, the first emperor quietly came to take the exam under a pseudonym, and the university scholar Wu Xixiang recognized him without saying a word, so he was led to this house to take the exam. But the house has been sealed since then, and it has never been used again."

After he finished speaking, he looked left and right, and said in a low voice, "It is the arrangement of the palace to let you take the exam in this room. You see, the grace of heaven is mighty, isn't it? The shelves against the wall are quite wide and of the right height.

I put the bed and futon, you can rest and recuperate when you are tired. There are charcoal basins and mosquito coils underneath, and tea kettles and clean cups on the table. If you want to refill the water, eat something, or go to the toilet to change your clothes, just call the officer.

You don't have to worry about anything when you leave, you just leave it like this, and the subordinates will naturally come and clean it up, and you will still ......be in this house when you come in the next day." The little servant saw that no one was coming, and flatteringly told him to close the windows and doors at night if he felt cold.

"I'm not the only one in this day, right?" Li Dan asked.

"Naturally, this will not happen, and every time you have to stuff seven or eight people here, usually the sons of the nobles." As soon as he said this, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly admonished:

"Most of these people are good, but occasionally there may be a scoundrel and bastard yagnai, who is ignorant and mixed up here. If there are such people, you must leave them alone, and just give them to your subordinates."

After speaking, he smiled bitterly: "The subordinate knows that you are not afraid of that kind of thing, but if you show up, the chief examiner will have to dispose of you together, so don't get excited!"

Seeing that it was still early, the little official persuaded him to sleep back: "This search can't be completed until dawn, and when the time is about the same, the subordinate will naturally come to remind you."

After listening to him, Li Dan gave up his hand, asked his surname Sun, and took out a consistent money to stuff in his hand. Sun Xiaoyan arched his hand and left with a smile.

He is naturally happy, he has been consistent in one exam, and three is three times, and he is more than twice as much as he is a month!

Li Dan sat on the rattan chair in the house, and there was actually an eiderdown cushion under his buttocks!

Compared to what I saw before, it was a world of difference.

Let's just say that the narrow wooden board against the wall, the two ends are set up on two stools, you can say that it is a bookshelf, or you can say that it is a bed, although it is only two feet wide, after all, it can sleep people!

There are also tea, pastries, fruits, candles, fire materials, rulers, Wangshan (small wooden shelves for pens) on the table, etc., and when you close the door, it is a small study!

I thought it was like "like a beggar and a prisoner" I had seen, but who knew that it was like this. Sitting there, Li Dan gradually figured out that the people who took the exam were divided into three, six, nine and so on, and naturally they were not uniform, and everyone was in the same room and under the same conditions.

He looked at the location of the central watchtower (watchtower) and estimated that he was in the row closest to the examiner's office.

Looking at the row in front of him, Li Dan suddenly realized that the front row of rooms was small because there was a corridor in the back, and the inspection officials or small officials could monitor the situation inside through the sill window on the back wall.

And there is no corridor on the back wall of the row of Tianzi where he is located, and there is no sill window on the back wall, so there is more space for the people inside to be more comfortable.

Alas, these are the sins of the privileged classes! I thought that I could experience the real imperial examination in this life, but who knew that the little emperor knew how to take care of himself, and he was directly upgraded from a single room to a presidential suite.

Well, what comes is what is safe. Li Dan lay down on the wooden board and decided to sleep back according to Sun Xiaoyan's suggestion. People kindly arranged that Li Dan would not pretend to be decent and ask to go back to the kind of room where Qian Min was.

He really doesn't want to perform now, he just wants to sleep peacefully and then do his best to do this. At least you can't disappoint the emperor, right? He thought about it, and felt that with his own strength, he shouldn't be like that!

"Tomorrow I will leave for Yangzhou, and by the way, I will go to the tomb of Emperor Yang to pay respects."